I learned Muay Thai for 1 year and a half, stopped for family problems.

I only used it once in a street fight, 2 kids were trying to mug us and it didn't go well for them.... ( I know what you're thinking '' wow you beat a kid'' yeah I did and it was self-defense) he actually had a knife, I didn't know about that. I'm never doing that again,I rather run than fight and get stabbed.

I've been competing in Brazilian Jiujitsu and MMA for 4 years now. I'm a body-builder too. I don't use BJJ the same way in the cage that I do on the mat. They are two totally different sports. I've done martial arts my whole life, but nothing will prepare you to fight for your life. I've never been in a situation where I had to use MMA style tactics in a deadly fight for my life. A bar fight with a drunk, is not usually a "deadly st33t fight." Usually, if you are in a fight, you wanted to be in a fight. It's hard to fight a guy who is determined to run away. If you have never done martial arts, don't bother with that traditional martial arts garbage, join your high school wrestling team or find a boxing gym. Don't waste your time trying cultivate chi powers on the couch when you should be lifting weights and running miles. Physical fitness is the best form of self-defense. A physically fit opponent with no formal training is much more dangerous than a fat guy with a 3 years of bjj under his gut. This may piss off a bunch of grapplers, but It's happened to me pre-bodybuilding and I've done it to more experienced guys since. Martial arts add to your abilities only if you are already lifting and eating right.

I have 8 months of training in muay thai and brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The only real fight that i got in lasted 2 minutes since the guy gave up and i didn't want to a bully, i didn't use any of my muay thai though the fight when right to the ground.

Well its called me and a loaded gun. I never had to get in a fight with that damn thing on me. i wear a shirt too that says gun control means that you can say i hit everything i shoot at and i kill everything that I shoot. Martial arts is practically useless at range

I did Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei for around 3 years. And it pisses me off to no end when people INSTANTLY assume that it's all ground work. Probably 80% is strikes, and half of the moves either break or dislocate things.